Course Description

SO 201 Sociology of Aging

4 cr.

Offered: Contact department for information.

Prerequisite: SO 101.

Theoretical and multicultural approach to the social aspects of aging including theoretical perspectives and methods, demographic trends, inter-generational relations, family life, living environments, retirement and leisure, the legal system, political behavior, income distribution, social service models, prospects for the future, and death and dying in a social context.